Senior Aircraft Systems Engineer
Vertical AerospaceBristol, England, United Kingdom
Posted April 20, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Vertical Aerospace is pioneering the way for electric aviation, aiming to set a new safety standard for the sky with our eVTOL aircraft.
Job Description
At Vertical Aerospace, we are pioneering the way for electric aviation, aiming to set a new safety standard for the sky with our eVTOL aircraft. We are looking for a Senior Aircraft Systems Engineer to help drive the aircraft level development of our VX4 platform.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant engineering discipline
- Proven leadership experience in a systems engineering context
- Strong understanding of aircraft systems and integration challenges
- Skilled in requirements management, architecture, and verification planning
- Comfortable working with certification frameworks such as ARP4754B and SC VTOL
Benefits
- 26 days holiday, plus bank holiday
- 5 extra days per year to buy (or sell)
- 5 extra days holiday when you get married or enter a civil partnership
- Additional 4% of your salary to spend on extra benefits
- Award-winning digital health and wellbeing service
- Company performance based bonus
- Company Share Scheme
- Company Pension Scheme
- Breakfast on us, every day
